Boom...
Ling Xiao gripped the furnace handle with his large hand and lifted it up with force, only to find that the thing was unimaginably heavy, as if it had been integrated into the Mythic Battlefield.
Suddenly, the alchemy furnace seemed to let out a burp, followed by a muffled thunderclap.
Immediately afterwards, with a whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... streams of poisonous gas spewed out from the furnace opening, transforming into long swords that fiercely stabbed towards him.
These poisoned swords, wreathed in deadly lightning, shattered his protective aura and hurtled straight towards his chest.
"Swoosh!" Ling Xiao summoned the Chaos-Disrupting Ancient Halberd, and with a few clangs, shattered the poisoned sword.
"Wow, that's amazing! The poison gas actually took shape and mutated."
Ling Xiao looked wary; he sensed something inside the furnace.
Under normal circumstances, there's no reason why a device of HarmonyOS level shouldn't be difficult to pick up.
"Fine, let me see what's inside. Stop playing tricks!"
Ling Xiao was engulfed in Primordial Sacred Flame, which formed a suit of armor that covered his entire body, making him look exceptionally powerful.
The Primordial Sacred Flame can dispel the surrounding poisonous gas.
The next moment, he moved his feet, and a fiery Great Dao appeared beneath him, extending outwards and leading directly to the opening of the alchemy furnace.
Ling Xiao ascended on the sacred flames, arriving atop the alchemy furnace. He activated his Divine Eye, enveloping the entire furnace, making thorough preparations.
Then, he grabbed the lid with his large hand, intending to pry open the skull of the alchemy furnace.
The lid and the stove body were connected very tightly, as if welded together, and Ling Xiao had to use almost all his strength.
The lid made a sound as it was slowly lifted.
The moment it was opened, endless streams of poisonous gas burst forth.
Hehehe...
As soon as the vast poisonous gas appeared, it coalesced into a hideous face, emitting a terrifying roar that shook heaven and earth.
"Outsider! You disturb my peaceful slumber! Stay and become my nourishment!"
The hideous demon face let out a cruel sneer and suddenly pounced on Ling Xiao.
"An evil spirit?" Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow, opened his mouth and spat out holy fire that filled the sky, transforming into a purple sun that pressed down on the ghostly figure.
"Heh heh... As an alchemist, how could I be afraid of your mere flames?"
The ghostly figure laughed loudly, and the alchemy furnace below trembled. Suddenly, a powerful suction force emerged from the furnace mouth, drawing the purple holy fire sun into the furnace.
Then the force grew stronger and stronger, pulling Ling Xiao in and sucking him into the furnace as well, before slamming the lid shut.
Ling Xiao was suddenly sucked into the Gourd, but he didn't panic. He calmed himself down and observed his surroundings.
This was a space filled with the glow of fire, as if it were another dimension, not inside the furnace.
"Which True Realm are you from? How dare you discover my sacred site?"
A faint sound echoed from all directions.
Ling Xiao's mind jolted, and he looked sharply in one direction. He saw a point of light in a corner growing larger and larger until it finally revealed its true form clearly.
This is a huge prayer cushion, and inside it, there is a pill placed quietly.
The elixir had a wonderfully fragrant aroma and was about seven feet tall. It vaguely resembled a human figure, like an old Daoist priest with white hair and a youthful face, exuding an air of otherworldly wisdom.
Between his brows, a profound Daoist aura emanated, radiating boundless divine power.
The words came from his mouth. At this moment, the old Daoist priest who made the pills was staring coldly at Ling Xiao, his eyes revealing a deep killing intent.
The reason they didn't act immediately was that they were still waiting for the other party's response.
"What kind of elixir are you?"
Ling Xiao's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not answer immediately. He was quite wary, as he had no idea of the origin of this pill despite his knowledge.
He was not a reckless person. This pill was extremely potent, the aura emanating from him was terrifying, and his magical power was incredibly strong. He was definitely not an ordinary person.
If he wasn't mistaken, this pill had already reached the cultivation level of about the fifth stage of the half-step Great Dao.
The only thing that puzzled Ling Xiao was that this guy didn't seem like an evil spirit.
"Pills? You are not qualified to know my origins, and you wouldn't understand even if I told you. All you need to know is that I am the ancestor of pills, created by an unparalleled being, and have existed for countless ages."
This is my training ground. All the elixirs you see here are made by me. Unfortunately, a great calamity buried me.
Your intrusion awakened me. The only reason I didn't kill you is because you woke me up.
The old man spoke slowly, dressed in a plain-colored robe. As he spoke, his eyes revealed an endless sense of loneliness, a profound sadness, and something else that was hard to describe.
"Oh... in the end, it's still just a pill." Ling Xiao nodded slightly and said calmly.
Upon hearing this, the old man's gaze sharpened, and he spoke coldly, staring intently at Ling Xiao with a stubborn ruthlessness.
"I am the Pill Sun Sage Lord, an outsider. I ask you one more question: from which True Realm do you come?"
"Which True Realm?" Ling Xiao paused, somewhat puzzled. It was just an Origin True Realm, so why was this old man asking him which True Realm he came from?
"I come from the Origin True Realm, Pill Sun Sage Lord. You are not an evil spirit, are you? Or are you also a cultivator from the Origin True Realm?"
Ling Xiao calmly replied that he felt something was missing from this pill, giving him a very strange feeling.
"Haha... Of course I'm not some evil spirit, I am the revered Pill Sun Sage Lord, a great alchemist of my generation."
The old Daoist priest spoke arrogantly, and then the smile on his face vanished.
"You're from the Origin True Realm... Everyone from the Origin True Realm deserves to die!"
Suddenly, he went berserk, his sanctimonious face instantly turning ferocious and terrifying, his expression changing in an instant.
"Hmph! I saw through you long ago. You're nothing but an evil spirit, yet you pretended to be a master, giving yourself a fictitious title. You exposed your true nature in just a few words."
"I am not a native of the True Realm. Although most of the beings that Origin True Realm are not good, they are still better than you evil spirits who wreak havoc on the heavens, aren't they?"
Ling Xiao sneered, his hands moving swiftly, nine beams of immortal light emanating from his palms, converging into a torrent that swept away the oncoming waves.
At the same time, eight divine cauldrons lit up around him, releasing intense refining power.
The Primordial Divine Cauldron Grand Alchemy Dao Ling Xiao raised his hand and grabbed several golden pills, then stuffed them into his mouth.
In an instant, his magical power surged, and his spiritual power spread out like a tidal wave.
The old Daoist priest attacked with bared teeth and claws, his attack overwhelming, but unexpectedly, Ling Xiao instantly unleashed astonishing power.
His soul instantly retreated back into the pill, and he looked in astonishment at the eight golden divine cauldrons beside Ling Xiao.
"Kid, where did you get this martial arts technique?"
"This was given to me by a great being; you wouldn't understand even if I told you." Ling Xiao returned the words the old Daoist had just told him.
"You say you are not a being from the True Realm, then where do you come from?"
The old Daoist's expression changed, and he suddenly asked a question.